Am gald that he will be on work release. Am gald u will see him.

As long as he stays out of trouble the two other court cases should go well.

It is up to him to make work release work for him. Meaning he will have stricked guidelines he must follow. And if he fails to do so then. He will have to do his time in jail.

Is he in a half way house?

No. They have a separate work release facility beside the jail here.

When I was in prison, I had several friends that came from a work release. They were a little rowdy, but one thing I learned is that an inmate at any work release situation has to really keep his nose clean and mind his p's and q's.

They have a thousand rules there and they have little tolerance for even the slightest infraction.

Tell your guy to keep a low profile, follow ALL the rules, and be a good guy there. He will be fine if he does that.

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Yaaayyyy!!! So happy for you, but please know that Rew is right. I had a friend on work release and she missed the bus going to work one day, right back to prison she went, they are very strict but it is worth the extras that you get! Good luck!

Luckily we are good friends with the directors of the program. We own a roofing business and we hire all of our labor from the same work release center so my husband is well liked in there. He knows the rules. They did us a favor by moving him to priority so he could get in right away. Normally they wait for awhile. He told the director this morning he would make sure she didn't regret it. She let him have 3 extra hours today so after work I got to meet him for a quick dinner before he went back.

On the down side....don't get me wrong I am extremely grateful for this...but I'm not sure it's going to be easier..in fact it may be harder. When they are in jail or prison there is no expectation of time together...so there is no disappointment because there is no possibility other than short visits. Life develops a routine that helps numb the absence...this way...I have to let him go again every single day. I'm sure we will develop a routine this way too..it's only the first day. But in some ways..many ways...it keeps the hurt fresh. It's going to be a very long 9 months.

Given the choice between seeing my sweetheart every day, or not, I'd take seeing him! I know you miss him but you're very fortunate to have time together.
And I'm sure it's a lot better for him than being stuck in a prison. The time will go by more quickly for him if he is productive.

You're right...moment of self pity I guess.

It's okay!! I've had lots & lots of those. Just wanted to cheer you up. :)